range tribune He timers
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Sorry I don't understand much of that. First of all a Range Tribune is a hot water cylinder, and not an immersion heater. A hot water cylinder can be fitted with immersion heaters, however, they should not be connected using plugs, they should be hard wired.
If a hot water cylinder is heated solely with electricity and is not connected to a boiler. The immersion heaters are often wired to timers. Normally the bottom element is wired to a timer so that it heats up the whole hot water cylinder during cheaper 'off peak' rates. [alternatively if the property has storage heaters, with a dedicated 'off peak' consumer unit the bottom element may be connected to that so that it is automatically energised during the 'off peak' times]. The top element is wired to the normal electricity supply without a timer so that you can top up the heat if you run out of hot water during the day.
You don't say if you have purchased the property, or moved into a rented property as a tenant. If it's the latter it is the landlords responsibility to explain how the water heating system operates.
If a hot water cylinder is heated solely with electricity and is not connected to a boiler. The immersion heaters are often wired to timers. Normally the bottom element is wired to a timer so that it heats up the whole hot water cylinder during cheaper 'off peak' rates. [alternatively if the property has storage heaters, with a dedicated 'off peak' consumer unit the bottom element may be connected to that so that it is automatically energised during the 'off peak' times]. The top element is wired to the normal electricity supply without a timer so that you can top up the heat if you run out of hot water during the day.
You don't say if you have purchased the property, or moved into a rented property as a tenant. If it's the latter it is the landlords responsibility to explain how the water heating system operates.
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It doesn't have to have a timer, but if you want to use off peak electricity to heat the hot water then either:
1. It requires a timer or:
2. Wiring directly to an off peak consumer unit (usually fitted where there a property has storage heaters) that is only energised when the off peak supply is available
1. It requires a timer or:
2. Wiring directly to an off peak consumer unit (usually fitted where there a property has storage heaters) that is only energised when the off peak supply is available
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